Meeting frameworks must be even more inclusive

Marks, Gabriela Serrato; Solomon, Caroline; Whitney, Kaitlin Stack

doi:10.1038/s41559-021-01437-9

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“…Also importantly, a feminist ethos of care practice reminds us that diversity is highly beneficial for academia (Schaal 2018 ) because it allows institutional progression and exclusion of traditional leadership models (Care et al 2021 ). As disability tends to be ignored when organizing conferences, workshops and meetings (Blackman et al 2020 ; Serrato Marks 2018 ), a caring sustainability science needs to consider accessibility as an essential component of the diversity strategy when organizing meetings (Goring et al 2018 ; Serrato Marks et al 2021 ). In doing so, organizers of conferences as well as scientific societies should engage scientists with disabilities to organize panels, forums or discussion groups around ableism, disabilities and research (Serrato Marks et al 2021 ).…”

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“…As disability tends to be ignored when organizing conferences, workshops and meetings (Blackman et al 2020 ; Serrato Marks 2018 ), a caring sustainability science needs to consider accessibility as an essential component of the diversity strategy when organizing meetings (Goring et al 2018 ; Serrato Marks et al 2021 ). In doing so, organizers of conferences as well as scientific societies should engage scientists with disabilities to organize panels, forums or discussion groups around ableism, disabilities and research (Serrato Marks et al 2021 ). Future conferences of Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science, such as the International Transdisciplinarity Conference or the conference of the Programme of Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS), can benefit from such conversations which might contribute to foster justice and equity and provide insights on how to engage with non-academic research partners who have different disabilities.…”

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A feminist ethos for caring knowledge production in transdisciplinary sustainability science

2021

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Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science has emerged as a viable answer to current sustainability crises with the aim to strengthen collaborative knowledge production. To expand its transformative potential, we argue that Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science needs to thoroughly engage with questions of unequal power relations and hierarchical scientific constructs. Drawing on the work of the feminist philosopher María Puig de la Bellacasa, we examine a feminist ethos of care which might provide useful guidance for sustainability researchers who are interested in generating critical-emancipatory knowledge. A feminist ethos of care is constituted by three interrelated modes of knowledge production: (1) thinking-with, (2) dissenting-within and (3) thinking-for. These modes of thinking and knowing enrich knowledge co-production in Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science by (i) embracing relational ontologies, (ii) relating to the ‘other than human’, (iii) cultivating caring academic cultures, (iv) taking care of non-academic research partners, (v) engaging with conflict and difference, (vi) interrogating positionalities and power relations through reflexivity, (vii) building upon marginalised knowledges via feminist standpoints and (viii) countering epistemic violence within and beyond academia. With our paper, we aim to make a specific feminist contribution to the field of Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science and emphasise its potentials to advance this field.

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“…For conferences, planners should budget for multiple kinds of accessibility for either virtual or in‐person events using the same principles. This could include elements such as access to copies of slide presentations, audio description or other formats of visual information, funds for live captioners or interpreters, and designing schedules to accommodate asynchronous participation (Pendergrass et al, 2019; Serrato Marks et al, 2021).…”

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People, infrastructure, and data: A pathway to an inclusive and diverse ecological network of networks

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Macrosystem‐scale research is supported by many ecological networks of people, infrastructure, and data. However, no network is sufficient to address all macrosystems ecology research questions, and there is much to be gained by conducting research and sharing resources across multiple networks. Unfortunately, conducting macrosystem research across networks is challenging due to the diversity of expertise and skills required, as well as issues related to data discoverability, veracity, and interoperability. The ecological and environmental science community could substantially benefit from networking existing networks to leverage past research investments and spur new collaborations. Here, we describe the need for a “network of networks” (NoN) approach to macrosystems ecological research and articulate both the challenges and potential benefits associated with such an effort. We describe the challenges brought by rapid increases in the volume, velocity, and variety of “big data” ecology and highlight how a NoN could build on the successes and creativity within component networks, while also recognizing and improving upon past failures. We argue that a NoN approach requires careful planning to ensure that it is accessible and inclusive, incorporates multimodal communications and ways to interact, supports the creation, testing, and promulgation of community standards, and ensures individuals and groups receive appropriate credit for their contributions. Additionally, a NoN must recognize important trade‐offs in network architecture, including how the degree of centralization of people, infrastructure, and data influence network scalability and creativity. If implemented carefully and thoughtfully, a NoN has the potential to substantially advance our understanding of ecological processes, characteristics, and trajectories across broad spatial and temporal scales in an efficient, inclusive, and equitable manner.

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